Chapter Two

Maka woke up in the nurse's office, lying in a bed surrounded by Stein, her father, and Soul. Soul was sitting in an armchair right by her side watching her closely.

She smiled solemnly at her best friend and gave a quiet, "Hi there."

"Hey Maka, feelin' better?"

"A little sore, but yeah."

Soul can't help but notice the sadness in her voice. When Maka is upset it shows in everything she does no matter how much she tries to hide it. What did she go through in there?

"Maka..."

"Yes soul?"

He hesitated, afraid of the answer, and then spit it out, "What did Asura do to you?"

Everyone stared at the nervous Maka, anxious to hear her response.

Maka tensed up, but knew she had to tell them the disgusting truth, "Um well...he-" her voice cracked with emotion and she looked extremely uncomfortable. "I-I, um...Soul...I was-he...raped me." Her voice quieted to almost a whisper as the room stood still with shock. A crash was heard as Spirit fainted and knocked over a bookshelf.

Soul looked right at her, horrified. He seemed frozen in place as he tried to grasp this information. She watched his expression twist from shock to pure, undeniable anger. She had never seen him so upset.

"No...How dare he..." He said through clenched teeth, holding the arm of his chair as if to keep from breaking something. His face was so red and tense he looked as if he would burst.

"It's true..."

"I-Maka..." Soul exhaled slowly and lowered his head, "This is all my fault..."

"No Soul it-"

Stein cut her off. His usual calmness was almost gone. He looked as if the madness had him once again as he demanded, "When did he do this to you?"

Maka took a deep breath and held in her tears as best as she could. "Everyday I was there...um, how long was that?"

"About a month," answered Stein, starting to return to his dry and emotionless self. "Nygus, please do a blood test right away."

As the nurse extracted some blood, Maka asked why this was necessary.

Stein sighed but continued to speak in a clear tone, "There is a good chance you could be pregnant. And unfortunately Kishinev babies can be very destructive."

Maka was outraged, "What? Well that won't be a problem because I am not pregnant!" However she was more angry at herself for not even thinking of this obvious possibility herself.

"And how would you know?" His mouth hinted at a smile, he was almost humored by her response.

"I'm just not okay?" Maka glared intensely at her teacher for embarrassing her like this.

"We'll see. You could get lucky..."

Maka glanced at Soul for support. But he just stared at the wall clutching the arm of the chair until his hands turned white.

The nurse returned with the results an hour later. An hour of complete awkward silence with all eyes on the young meister. Except her father, who had been put in the hospital bed beside her as he moaned and cried.

"It's positive," announced Mira delicately.

An obnoxious, high-pitched scream was heard across the room as her father fell off his bed and passed out again.

"That's what I was afraid of," mumbled stein.

Maka's eyes widened and she finally allowed herself to burst into tears. "No, that can't be! No, no, no..."

"I'm afraid it is."

"I can't do this, no, no, this is a dream right? Or a joke?"

"No," he replied frankly, "Now Maka, listen to me...no woman has ever survived giving birth to a Kishinev." "What? No! Soul needs me to make him a Death Scythe!"

Soul turned to her in surprise, "Maka you're worried about me? This is your life we are talking about! Damn it Stein, just get it out of her."

"I can't do that. If I try to perform an abortion the Ishim's natural defenses will kick in and kill Maka...and likely everyone in the room."

Maka wiped her eyes and replied, "So I'm doomed."

"Maybe," Stein eyed Soul suspiciously, "Unless of course, you were active before you were kidnapped..."

"Maka stared at the professor, confused, "Um no, I was a...virgin..."

"Well then I'll try my best to save you but it won't be easy."

Soul got up and headed for the door.

Maka looked up at him, "Where are you going?"

"Back to class." He left and slammed the door behind him.